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Virgin Holidays' dolphin sanctuary

Sustainability
TTG Staff
18 April 2018

Virgin Holidays is investing $300,000 in a captive dolphin sanctuary in Florida, where seven dolphins will be relocated from indoor tanks at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

Artist visualisation of the Virgin Holidays dolphin sanctuary site

The sanctuary’s exact location has yet to be confirmed, but it is expected to open in 2020. The National Aquarium has begun a three-year rehabilitation programme to prepare the cetaceans for the move after it took the decision to close its dolphin tank. This includes encouraging the creatures to drink water so that their system can be flushed if they eat the wrong food, raising their tank temperature to 26C and teaching them to swim on to stretchers for their journey south.